Michigan Laws 460.10o – Securitization bond; direct interest in acquisition, ownership, and disposition not used in determining tax; obligations of electric utility successor; assignee or financing party as public utili
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 460.10o
- Assignee: means an individual, corporation, or other legally recognized entity to which an interest in securitization property is transferred. See Michigan Laws 460.10h
- Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
- Electric utility: means that term as defined in section 2 of the electric transmission line certification act, 1995 PA 30, MCL 460. See Michigan Laws 460.10h
- Financing party: means a holder of securitization bonds, including trustees, collateral agents, and other persons acting for the benefit of the holder. See Michigan Laws 460.10h
- Intangible property: Property that has no intrinsic value, but is merely the evidence of value such as stock certificates, bonds, and promissory notes.
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
- Securitization property: means the property described in section 10j. See Michigan Laws 460.10h
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
(1) The acquisition, ownership, and disposition of any direct interest in any securitization bond shall not be taken into account in determining whether a person is subject to any income tax, franchise tax, business activities tax, intangible property tax, excise tax, stamp tax, or any other tax imposed by this state or any agency or political subdivision of this state.
(2) Any successor to an electric utility, whether pursuant to any bankruptcy, reorganization, or other insolvency proceeding or pursuant to any merger or acquisition, sale or transfer, by operation of law, as a result of electric utility restructuring or otherwise, shall perform and satisfy all obligations of the electric utility under the amendatory act that added this section in the same manner and to the same extent as the electric utility, including, but not limited to, collecting and paying to the person entitled to revenues with respect to the securitization property.
(3) An assignee or financing party shall not be considered to be a public utility or person providing electric service solely by virtue of the transactions described in this act.